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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1932-03-25

Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1932-03-25, page 01

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME i
VOL. XV — No. 65
COLUMBUS, OHiOt MARCH 25, 1932
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
By the Way By Dayid Schwartz
Kidnapping
What won't folks do to get publicity? There is a well known Jewish opera amger of late, who, if you have been reading the papers lately, you will rc- mcmher has been receiving notes threat- ciiins kidnapping.
No one can of course say for certain, but on tlie inside they say these kidnap¬ ping stories are written by the singer's publicity man.
(Tnaophlsticated Poet
Here arc some stories about Abraham Raisin, the Jewish radical poet. As yon may have heard, Raisin's sophistication IS just in inverse proportion to his poetic abilities I He can fill lines with metaphor and rhythm to delight your senses, but the proverbial babe in the woods is blase in comparison to bim. Of course, now he is not so bad. Nowadays, he knows bow to take a street car, drop nickles in an Automat slot and other such intricate' things, but when he first came to Amer¬ ica, It is said, people just trouldn't believe that such un sophistication was possible, unless one spent three or four years of hard work acquiring it.
Naturally, many of his friends, prac¬ tical jokers, could take advantage of his naivctte by pouring all sorts of impos¬ sible stories into his bead. One man gave him a check book, it is related, and told htm that all he needed to do, when pur¬ chasing anything, was to sign one of the checks and band it to the tradesman. Nothing was said about the need of de¬ positing money to make the checks good.
Well, the idea of signing checks pleased Raisin immensely. He went about every¬ where, getting everything he wanted, and signing checks. In a few days, came the reckoning. He was pounced upon,Jby the multitude of people to whom he had given the worthless checks. "What do you mean by giving these worthless checks?" they asked. Raisin was be¬ fuddled. ¦ "What are all of you talking about? See here," he said, pulling out his blank check book, "I still have more money—look at all these check blanks left."
Peter Against Repeaters
A bachelor was being urged the other day, at ajittle round table gathering, to . forsake the paths of the single and em¬ brace matrimony. "It is never too.late to marry—what's the hurry?" quizzed the bachelor. "Look at Lord Reading— he just married for the second time at the age of, 72," .. ,;
::.:.'5-yefc!' .^interjected -a -female friend, ."but it yoil iriafry now, you will stilt have the chance of marrying again, like Lord Reading."
"No," said the bachelor. "Ever hear the story of the man wHo went to the other world? 'You must go to Purga¬ tory/ St. Peter told him, 'But, Saint,' said the man, 'I was married.'
"'O, if that's the case, you. needn't go to Purgatory—^you have already been there—you can go into heaven right away,'
" 'Thanks, Saint,' said tbe man. 'Yes, I was married—in fact, I was married twice,'
"'What!' exclaimed Peter, 'married
twice, eh I You can't go to heaven then.
we won't stand for any fools in heaven.' "
Cardozo Rumors
Is there a behind the scenes, story to the Cardozo. appointment? There is—if you can believe some of the gossip float¬ ing about. According to this story, Hoover did not wish to make the Car¬ dozo nomination, but was persuaded to do so by Senator Borah,
They say that Hoover finally acqui¬ esced when he realized that he would have a difficult time getting the Senate to coiifirm two of his nominees. Judge Mcintosh and Judge Wilkinson to the Federal bench. He figured that if he gave some of the rebellious senators what they wanted—by the naming of Cardozo to the Supreme Court, they would let him have his way for, the miiior ap¬ pointees.
Of course, this may be just one of those baseless rumors that are always being generated, but anyway, this story is being told.
The Buay Sokolow
It was at a Jewish gathering the other day. On the dais sat Nahum Sokolow. To the side of him stood another well known Zionist, orating, Sokolow was busy with pen and paper as the Zionist orator was exercising his throat.
"Strange," I said to the Zionist official, standing near me, "how a man like Soko¬ low, who has been all his life in the Zionist movement, should still be able to retain so fresh an interest in everything said, by no matter what Zionist speaker. Here, I feel like sleeping—^yet look he is taking notes/'
"Taking notes—nothing of the kind," said the Zionist to me. "He is working on his diary right now. I was up there and saw,"
Which perhaps is stranger still—this eternal busyness of hts. I understand that even on the voyage here from across the ocean—Sokolow did not sit restfnlly gazing at the placid waters, but com¬ pleted about half of a new book. Education. Through Betting
And for another example of a man who manages to accomplish a tremendous amount of work, I invite your attention to Dr. Nahum Goldman, the editor of the new Jewish encyclopedia now being published in Germany.
Goldman who looks like he is in his early thirties has four doctorate degrees. I am told tbat he got them, not because he particularly wanted them, neither to satisfy a thirst for knowledge or glory, but merely to win a bet.
It is said that he wagered with some¬ one that he could win four doctorate de¬ grees in four years' time—^and he won.
And yet he strikes one on first appear- (Continued on page 4)
B'nai BVith Will Initiate
Class of Candidates^
Monday Evening
The first class to be initiated hi Zion Lodjc of the B'nai B'rith. during Robert L. Mellman's .ndministration, will take place Monday, March SSth, at the East BroatI Street Temple at 8 p. m. This will he the first occasion for the new u^ grce team to officiate. The group is com¬ posed of Allan Tarshish, chairman; Sam Gurevitz, Louis Gertner, L Margulis Abe Wolman, Frank V. Bayer, and Da vid Neustadt.
A special feature of this meeting will be several vocal selections by Mrs. Harrj Graceman, who in the short time she has been in Columbus, has achieved an en¬ viable reputation as a vocal artist. She has been on several programs on the WCAH radio station. Mrs, B. W. Ab¬ ramson, also a well known personality in musical circles, will accompany Mrs. Graceman on the piano.
Mr. Harry Kohn, past president of Zion Lodge, will deliver the principal address.
The regular current event review of Jewish affairs will be given by Allan Tarshish.
20th Birthday of Hadassah
To Be Celebrated Here
Thursday Evening
A joint meeting celebrating the twen¬ tieth birthday of the National Hadassah organization will be held at the Broad Street Temple, Thursday evening, lllarch ^Ist, at 8 p. m.
The local unit of Senior Hadassah -will be celebrating its sixteenth birthday, whereas the Junior Unit has been in ex¬ istence six years.
Mrs, Albert Schiff will give the open¬ ing prayer after which Mrs. H. Liever¬ man, president of the Senior organiza¬ tion, will preside- She will then turn the chair over to Miss Jessie Baker who is president of the Junior unit and after a brief business session the program will follow.
Mrs. Harry Graceman, well-known lo¬ cal artist, will give several vocal selec¬ tions. She will be accompanied by Misa Stern.
"A Quiet Morning in the Life of Any Hadassah President" is the title of the playlet which will be presented by Junior Hadassah members. The cast is as fol¬ lows: Hadassah President—Miss Rhoda Horwitz; Husband—Miss Tillie J. Ber¬ liner; Boy—Miss Esther Schecter; Girl —Miss Helen iSchwartz,; Amanda-rMiss Eva ShifFman. There will also be a hu¬ morous debate given vvhich is entitled "Solomon and Hi,*! Thousand Wives."
Both of these organizations have .shown splendid progress,, and this meet¬ ing is an event to which all members look forward with keen anticipation.
Hachnosis Orchini Society
Sponsor Card Party i for
Tuesday Eyening
The Ladies' Hachnosis Orchim So¬ ciety met last Wednesday evening at the Agudath Achim Congregation. At this time plans were formulated for a card party to be held on Tuesday evening, March aOth, at 7:30 p. m., at the Ex¬ celsior Qub, corner Rich and Parsons- Cakes of all kinds are being donated .by the members.
Mrs. A. Fox, chairman of the aUTair, is making every effort to make, this so¬ cial a very pleasant,and enjoyable one. Refreshments will be served and table prizes will be awarded.
The hostesses for the evening will in¬ clude: Mrs. A, Rosen, Mra. B. Piatt, Mrs. H. Block, Mrs. C. H. Funnan, Mrs. Wm. Cohen, Mrs. S. Wiener, Mrs. Philip Bernian, Mrs. J, Caller, Mrs. L D. Levy, Mrs. H. CentcV, Mrs. A. Yen¬ kin, and Mrs. M. Erlen.
Tickets can be obtained at 25c from any member of the society. Remember —Tuesday evening, March 29th, at the Excelsior Club.
RABBI ZELIZER TO TALK
ON "LAWLESSNESS"
This coming Friday evening, April 1st, Rabbi NWhan Zelizer of the East Broad^tr«et Temple will deal with the orgy of Law- lessnesa which we are now wit¬ nessing in the frightful facts of gangaterB* and kidnapers' activ¬ ities. What are the reasons for the breakdown of authority in the family, lu Che State and in . religion?
Thla aervice Is being partici¬ pated in by the local A. Z. A. Chapter of the B'uat B'rith aa their annual A. Z. A. SaU>ath Day. Members of the A. Z. A. will act aa ushers.
GUEST SPEAKER APRIL 10
IS OUTSTANDING FIGURE
IN WORLD JEWRY
cat jv5»«^eat.^2Sf>J*.e
Dr. Stephen S Wise, wlio will be guesi speaker at the annual dinner for loca Jewish college alumni, on Sunday, Apr.: 10th, at 6 P.-M. at the Deshler-Wallicl Hotel, is a descendant of a long line 6 rabbis, who have been notably active ir Jewish life in the German-speaking land; of Europe.
He came to this country as an infant ii 1875 and was educated in the publir schools of New York and studied fo some time at the College of the City o New York. He was graduated from Cp lumbia College in 18i>8 and became i Doctor of Philosophy at the same uni, versity in 1901. He received the degret lof LL. D. from Temple Uni.erslty, Fhila dclphia, and also from Syracuse Univer¬ sity. .
His first pastorate was the Madisor Avenue Synagogue of New York, whert he officiated for several years, and his second pastorate, Beth Israel, Portland Oregon. In Portland he was active in all social, educational and civic affairs was a member bf the Child Labor Com¬ mission of the State of Oregon, and de¬ clined a place in the cabinet of Mayor Harry Lane. In 1907, after having re¬ fused the pnlpit of Temple Emanu-El of New York, because it was "subject to ^lid under the control of the Board of Trus¬ tees of the Congregation,'' he founded and has ever since been the rabbi of the Free Synagogue.
Devout Zionist
Dr, Wise was one of the founders of the Zionist movement and was himself the founder of the Zionist Organization of America. At different times he has been the president thereof, and was its representative in relation to the Versailles Peace Conference.
In 1023, pr. Wise founded the Jewish Institute of Religion, a school of training for the Jewish Ministry and for leader¬ ship in the field of education and social .service, and has remained its president since that time. Dr. Wise was one of the founders of the American Jewish Con¬ gress and served as its president for a number of years- He has been active in religious, civic and educational work in the city of New York and throughout tht country. He is a Chevalier of the Le¬ gion of Honor, France, 1910. He was first to be awarded in 192fi, by Zeta Beta Tan, the Richard Gottheil Medal "for the most distinguished service to the cause ^of Judaism during the year lOffS." He is the author of many volumes, includint; "Beth Israel Pulpit" (two volumes): "Free Synagogue Pulpit" (eight vol¬ umes) ; "The Importance of Moral Qual¬ ities/' "How to Face Life," "Child vs. Parent," and "The Great Betrayal," the latter a joint work of Dr. Wise and Jacob DeHaas,
The local dinner honoring Rabbi Wise is sponsored by the Advisory Board of the Hillel Foundation, and is being ar¬ ranged by the Alumni Committee of thai group. The dinner hour, fi P. M., al¬ though early for an event «f this type. has been scheduled because it is neces¬ sary for Dr. Wise to leave Columbus early in the evening. Guests are there¬ fore again reminded that promptness i-s essential.
Dr. S. D. Edelman, chairman, is being assisted by Miss lola Zeckhauser, Miss Dorothy Finkelstein and Dr, Morris Goldberg.
feast Broad St. Temple Purim Festival to Take Place This Sunday Eve., at 6:30 P. M.
(cscrvatioiis are coming in (ast for tn.i grand Purim celebration party at llv: Fiast Broad St. Temple Sunday cvc- n."iK. Those who want to spend a most drliehtful evening should not miss the op- porluiiity to attend—a characteristic Ti- "Tuth Israel affair, one which will hold '¦iiir nilercst throughout the entire eve-
^ flcr a tasteful supper prepared by the :>ilirliood, under the chairmansliip ol 'ii^ William Roth, a two act comcdj iintltd "A Purim Surprise," will be pre' lulled by pupils of the Religious School, ¦nilir the directorship of Miss Annctt
•il' Appropriate recitations will b .i"ii by Esther Winter, Lillian Schwartj .Im.mi Rivlin, Arnold Schiff, Anit Mirams of Lancaster, Ohio, Martii .11 krraan and Florinc Cowan. Religion "iiKs will be conducted by Mrs. W. E Vbramson assisted by Miss Charlotl jlicrry at the piano. Bridge playing wi ollow with attractive prizes for the higl; si scores.
Ml of these features arc included i lie nominal admission fee of SOc fr ¦iliilts and 2Dc for children. IJue to the great variety of entertain lent on' this evening, the festival wi cfin at 0:30 o'clock promptly in th ioci.iI Hall of the Temple.
Keep the date in mind—this Sunda\ .vcning, March 27th, at fi:30 P. M. Ge'l ¦M family and friends together and hclj ! elcbrate this most joyous occasion of th( car. The proceeds of this affair will gi ntirely to the Sunday School. Hebrew I'Cliool, and Junior Service activities oi file Temple.
'; As a very large turnout is expected, ! Iiose who have made no reservations to ; late, are requested to do so at once by palling Mrs. John Katz at MA^ 2770. ilhe committee in charge of this festival ¦'s headed by Mrs. John Katz, Mr. Louis ;ScbIeziiiger and Mr. Harry' Winters, su¬ perintendent of the Sunday School. Mrs. ¦A. Fox-will act as hostess, and Mr. Fi-ank ;V. Bayer will act as general chairman iflf, the evening. ¦>r-v. °'-, V- ^- ,
Ivreeyoh Society to Visit
Franklin Amer. Laundry,
Tuesday, 1 P. M.
The Ivreeyoh Society is conducthig a tour through the Franklin-American Laimdry on Tuesday afternoon, March 2!)th, at 1 p. m. All members and their friends are invited to come. Cars for transportation will be waiting at the He¬ brew School. There will be no chargt attached.
Everyone is asked to he on time.
JEWISH INFANT'S HOME OF OHIO THANKS DONORS
; Contributions from the following were received at the home last week: Mrs, Julius Mark and Mr. Leo J. Mark in memory of Mr. Max Rosenthal of Davenport, la.; Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Yuster in memory of Mr. Aaron Rosen¬ thal, brother of Mrs. Julius Feibel.
A treat was given the kiddies by Mrs. Frank A. GHck in celebration of the birthday of her son, Billy. A donation was received from Mr. Sidney Basch.
The officers and Board of Directors of the Infants' Home wish to thank the above mentioned people for their con¬ tributions.
Rabbi Rivlin to Discuss "The
Last Days of Shilock/'
Saturday, April 2nd
Rabbi Solomon Rivlin will lead the discussion on Lewisohn's "The Last Days of Sliilbck," at the next Sab¬ bath Cultural Croup sponsored by Ha¬ dassah, which will be held at the Excel¬ sior Club, Saturday afternoon, April 2nd. From all indications this group promises to be one of the most outstand¬ ing cultural affairs in the city df Co¬ lumbus.
, Mrs. Sig Weisskerz, vice-chairman of the cultural committee, is in charge of this meeting. She wilt be assisted by Mrs. B. G. Yalman, and Mrs- Sig Orn¬ stein.
All members of Hadassah and their friends are cordially invited.
Attention, Rose E. Lazarus Sbterhood Menibers!
The Rose E, Lazarus Sisterhood ex¬ tends an invitation to its members to at¬ tend the Sisterhood District meeting which will be held in Springfield, Ohio, Wednesday, April Oth. All members wishing to attend this session are asked to cunnnunicatc with Mrs. Fred Lazarus, FA. (>234, or Mrs. Sol W. Goldsmith, FA. 2435.
DINNER MEETING-DANCE
A unique <liiiner meeting and dance is being planned by the Young Folk's Temple League for Tuesday evening. April 12th, which will tie held in one of the down town hotels, the name of which will be announced later. This affaii* will bring to a close the season's activ¬ ities of the Young Folk's Temple League.
Watch the Chronicle for further de¬ tails.
Rabbi Tarshish Announces
Unique Program for
Sunday Morning
Sunday morning, March 27th, at 11 o'clock, Rabbi Tarshish will deviate somewhat from his reg¬ ular broadcast in that he will speak on "Questions and An¬ swers."
The rabbi will devote the time allotted this Sunday morning to questions sent in by the radio ' audience. Should any of the members of the congregation de¬ sire any questions answered, he will be delighted to have them. Get them in before Saturday, March 26th.
The usher for the Sunday services is Gustavus Basch.
Services every Sunday morn¬ ing broadcast over WAIU. 468.5 meters or 640 kilocycles.
Detroit Council of Jewish
Section to Entertain Na-
. tional Convention
Sessions Will Extend Throughout Entire Week Beginning Sunday*
March 27th
Ir. C. E. Andrews to Addref "Council of Jewish Women r luncheon Meeting, Monda
^ The Fd'icational Committee of f 'ouncil of Jewish Women is sponsorin |ie last event in their lecture series fr ¦'is season at the luncheon meeting to V •gU Monday, March 28th, at 12:30. Di ^. E. Andrews will discuss "The Frencl Drama" that has made the greatest sue ess in Paris this year.
Dr. Clarence Edward - Andrews re -eived his E. A., M. A. and Ph. D. de grees from Yale. He was professor of inglish at Amherst from 1909 to 1914 ind has been associated with the Eng¬ lish Department of Ohio State Univer¬ sity since I&IS. Dr. Andrews served ar Commanding 1st Lt. of Air Service, U. S. A., in 1917 and was with the A. E. F. in France from 1918-1919, attached to the Balkan Division of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace in Paris from February to May, 1919. He was awarded the Medaillc de Miscricorde (Serbia) in appreciation of his service as officer of the Anicrican Relief.Ad¬ ministration in Serbian Macedonia dur¬ ing the summer of 1919.
Dr. Andrews is well known as an au¬ thor and compiler and editor of collec¬ tions of poems in collaboration with M. O. Percival. Among his works are; "Richard Brome—A Study of His Life and Works"; "From the Front"; "Old Morocco and the Forbidden Atlas"; "Writing and Reading of Verse"; "The Innocents of ^^ris"; "Romantic Po¬ etry"; "Victorian Poetry"; "The Poetry of Eighteen Nineties."
Mrs. B. S. Goldman, 2045 Sherwood Road,. EVergreen 4033, is serving as Chairman of Reservations, assisted by Mrs' Blanche Fox, 1676 Franklin Ave., and Mrs. Arthur Loeb, 1784 Oak Street.
Mrs. A. J. Isaac, 1794 Franklin Ave., will introduce Dr. Andrews-
The following members of the Educa¬ tional Committee will serve as hostesses, assisting Miss Rose Sugarman: Mrs. Josejih Basch, Mrs. Robert Blashek, Mrs. Blanche Fox, Mrs. Paul Feinknopf, Mrs. Allen Gundcrsheimer, Mrs. Sol Gold¬ smith, Mrs. I. A. Glick, Mrs. Morris Goldberg, Mrs. W. A. Hersch, Mrs. A. J. Isaacs, Mrs. Simon Jacobs, Mrs. Leo Kessel, Mrs. A. J. Kobacker, Mrs. Fred Lazarus, Jr., Miss Mamie Loewenstein, Mrs. Arthur I-oeb, Mrs. Dave Levison, Mrs. Jack Meyer, Mrs. Ben Neustadt, Mrs. Ervin Rosenthal, Mrs, L A. Rosen¬ thal, Mrs. Morris Ressler, Mrs; Max Stearn, Mrs. Robert SchifF, Mrs. M. F. Wallach.
In response to numerous requests, the Council of Jewish Women is opening this meeting tb the public.
A. Z. A. to Celebrate Sabbath
Day at E. Broad St. Temple
Friday Evening, April 1
The Columbus Chapter of the Aleph Zadik Aleph of the B'nai B'rith wilt ob¬ serve the annual A. Z. A, Sabbath Day on Friday evening, April Ist, at 8 p. m., at the East Broad Street Temple, Irving M, Gertner, Aleph Godol, will be in charge of the services.
The t»[>ening and closing prayers will be conducted by Alq)h Koten Godolj Martin Horwitz, with Harry S. Gold¬ stein delivering the sermon. The ush¬ ers will be Isadore Greenstein and Louis Ruben.
Refreshments will be served after the services through the courtesy of the A. Z, A,
AU B'nai B'rith members and their families are cordially invited to attend this service which is being niade possible through the kind cooperation of the Hast Broad Street Temple, and its sinritual leader, Rahbi Nathan Zelizer.
Arrangements have been completed for the entertaining of the Fortieth Anniver¬ sary Convention of the National Council of Jewish Women by the Detroit Section, of which Mrs. Fred A, Ginsburg is presi¬ dent, and Mrs, Joseph M. Welt, chair¬ man of its Convention Board.
The opening program will be held at the Hotel Statler, Sunday evening, March 27th, when addresses will be delivered by Mrs. Joseph E. Friend of New Or¬ leans, president of ,the National Council of Jewish Women; Mrs. Hannah G. Sol¬ oman of Chicago, honorary president and founder; and Mrs. Estelle M, Sternberr ger of New York City, executive secre¬ tary.
The chief emphasis during the conven¬ tion week will be placed upon the con¬ sideration of a special study that had been made of the national organization under the direction of a Committee on Program and Organization, with Mrs. M. G. Sloss of San Francisco, honorary vice president, as its chairman, and the con¬ sideration of its future program. Spe¬ cial forums will be held: a forum on Vocational Guidance and Employment under the direction of Mrs. Francis D, Pollak of New York City, national chair¬ man of the Council's Department of Vo¬ cational Guidance and Employment; a forum on Legislation under the direction of Mrs. Robert J. Colbert of Roxbury, Mass., national chairman of its depart¬ ment of Legislation; a forum on Social Service under the direction of Mrs. J. L. Einstein of Cleveland, national chair¬ man of the Department of SoctaJ Serv¬ ice, ih cooperation with Mrs. Oscar Sil- berschmidt of Cincinnati, chairman of its Committee on Work for the Blind and Sight Conservation, and Mrs. Richard Simon of San Francisco, chairman of its Committee on Deaf and Hard of Hear- I ing; and a foruni on Extension and Field .Service under the direction of Miss Gert¬ rude Feibleinan of Indianapolis, national ] cliairman of that department.
The program for the convention has been arranged hy the following Commit¬ tee on Program: Mrs. Samuel /, RoseO- sohn of NeviT York City, chairman; Mrs. Irvin Bettman of St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Maurice L. Goldman of New York City; Mrs. Francis D. Pollak of New York City; Mrs. A. H, Arons of Brooklyn, N. Y.: Mrs. Jules Hart of Yonkers, N, Y,; Mrs. H. Sainuel ¦ of Toronto; Mrs. Sanford Marcus of Montgomery, Ala,; Mrs. Gerson B. Levi of Chicago; Mrs. Melville S. Welt of Detroit; Mrs. Joseph E. Friend of New Orleans; and Mrs. Estelle M. Sternberger of New York City.
The sessions will be held at the Hotel Statler. Advance reports by Mrs. Ray- , mond Kaufman, chairman of the Com¬ mittee on Transportation, point to a lai^e attendance of delegates frmn the United States and Canada.
The Board of Directors of the De¬ troit Section will entertain ^he national officers at a breakfast on Sunday, March 27th. On Sunday afternoon there will be a Presidents* Forum under the direc¬ tion of the three vice presidents of the National organisation, Mrs. Alvin L. Bauman of St. Louis County, Mo., Mrs- Arthur Brin of Minneapolis, and Mrs, Sydney M. Cone of Pikesville, Md. ,At five -o'clock on Sunday afternoon, the convention body will be the guests at tea of the Detroit Section and on Tuesday afternoon, March 29th, the convention delegates will attend a banquet arranged by the Detroit Section. On Wednesday afternoon, the Detroit Section has ar¬ ranged for a sight seeing expedition so that those who attend the convention may visit the industries and other places of interest in that city.
The chairmen of the Triennial Cbnvcm tion Committees are: Badges, Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich of Detroit; Candidates, Miss Hannah Hirshherg of San Antonio; Con¬ stitution and Revision, Mrs. Alexander Wolf of Washington, D, C; Courtesy Resolutions, Mrs. Sara Messing Stern of Terrc Haute; Credentials, Mra. Da¬ vid J. Levy of Detroit; Elections, Mrs. Gerson H. Levi of Chicago; IVogram. Mrs. Samuel J. Roscnsohn; Program Schedule, Mrs. Hyde Smith of Worces¬ ter ; Resolutions, Mrs. Jacob I.oeb I.angs- dorf of Elkins Park, Pa.; Rules, Mrs. T. C. Whitman of Boston; and Trans¬ portation, Mrs. Raymond Kaufmann of Pittsburgh.
Ahavas Sholeni Sisterhood to Meet Sunday at 2 P. M.
.The regular meeting of the* Ahavas Sholeni Sisterhood will be held Sunday afternoon, March 27th, at 2 o'clock in the vestry rooms of the Congregation. All members are urged to attend.
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Central Ohio's Only
Jewish Neivspaper
Reaching Every Home
®tj^ OWfta 3tetmaJf fllijninid^
Devoted to American
and
Jewish Ideals
^' ^
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME i
VOL. XV — No. 65
COLUMBUS, OHiOt MARCH 25, 1932
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
By the Way By Dayid Schwartz
Kidnapping
What won't folks do to get publicity? There is a well known Jewish opera amger of late, who, if you have been reading the papers lately, you will rc- mcmher has been receiving notes threat- ciiins kidnapping.
No one can of course say for certain, but on tlie inside they say these kidnap¬ ping stories are written by the singer's publicity man.
(Tnaophlsticated Poet
Here arc some stories about Abraham Raisin, the Jewish radical poet. As yon may have heard, Raisin's sophistication IS just in inverse proportion to his poetic abilities I He can fill lines with metaphor and rhythm to delight your senses, but the proverbial babe in the woods is blase in comparison to bim. Of course, now he is not so bad. Nowadays, he knows bow to take a street car, drop nickles in an Automat slot and other such intricate' things, but when he first came to Amer¬ ica, It is said, people just trouldn't believe that such un sophistication was possible, unless one spent three or four years of hard work acquiring it.
Naturally, many of his friends, prac¬ tical jokers, could take advantage of his naivctte by pouring all sorts of impos¬ sible stories into his bead. One man gave him a check book, it is related, and told htm that all he needed to do, when pur¬ chasing anything, was to sign one of the checks and band it to the tradesman. Nothing was said about the need of de¬ positing money to make the checks good.
Well, the idea of signing checks pleased Raisin immensely. He went about every¬ where, getting everything he wanted, and signing checks. In a few days, came the reckoning. He was pounced upon,Jby the multitude of people to whom he had given the worthless checks. "What do you mean by giving these worthless checks?" they asked. Raisin was be¬ fuddled. ¦ "What are all of you talking about? See here," he said, pulling out his blank check book, "I still have more money—look at all these check blanks left."
Peter Against Repeaters
A bachelor was being urged the other day, at ajittle round table gathering, to . forsake the paths of the single and em¬ brace matrimony. "It is never too.late to marry—what's the hurry?" quizzed the bachelor. "Look at Lord Reading— he just married for the second time at the age of, 72," .. ,;
::.:.'5-yefc!' .^interjected -a -female friend, ."but it yoil iriafry now, you will stilt have the chance of marrying again, like Lord Reading."
"No," said the bachelor. "Ever hear the story of the man wHo went to the other world? 'You must go to Purga¬ tory/ St. Peter told him, 'But, Saint,' said the man, 'I was married.'
"'O, if that's the case, you. needn't go to Purgatory—^you have already been there—you can go into heaven right away,'
" 'Thanks, Saint,' said tbe man. 'Yes, I was married—in fact, I was married twice,'
"'What!' exclaimed Peter, 'married
twice, eh I You can't go to heaven then.
we won't stand for any fools in heaven.' "
Cardozo Rumors
Is there a behind the scenes, story to the Cardozo. appointment? There is—if you can believe some of the gossip float¬ ing about. According to this story, Hoover did not wish to make the Car¬ dozo nomination, but was persuaded to do so by Senator Borah,
They say that Hoover finally acqui¬ esced when he realized that he would have a difficult time getting the Senate to coiifirm two of his nominees. Judge Mcintosh and Judge Wilkinson to the Federal bench. He figured that if he gave some of the rebellious senators what they wanted—by the naming of Cardozo to the Supreme Court, they would let him have his way for, the miiior ap¬ pointees.
Of course, this may be just one of those baseless rumors that are always being generated, but anyway, this story is being told.
The Buay Sokolow
It was at a Jewish gathering the other day. On the dais sat Nahum Sokolow. To the side of him stood another well known Zionist, orating, Sokolow was busy with pen and paper as the Zionist orator was exercising his throat.
"Strange," I said to the Zionist official, standing near me, "how a man like Soko¬ low, who has been all his life in the Zionist movement, should still be able to retain so fresh an interest in everything said, by no matter what Zionist speaker. Here, I feel like sleeping—^yet look he is taking notes/'
"Taking notes—nothing of the kind," said the Zionist to me. "He is working on his diary right now. I was up there and saw,"
Which perhaps is stranger still—this eternal busyness of hts. I understand that even on the voyage here from across the ocean—Sokolow did not sit restfnlly gazing at the placid waters, but com¬ pleted about half of a new book. Education. Through Betting
And for another example of a man who manages to accomplish a tremendous amount of work, I invite your attention to Dr. Nahum Goldman, the editor of the new Jewish encyclopedia now being published in Germany.
Goldman who looks like he is in his early thirties has four doctorate degrees. I am told tbat he got them, not because he particularly wanted them, neither to satisfy a thirst for knowledge or glory, but merely to win a bet.
It is said that he wagered with some¬ one that he could win four doctorate de¬ grees in four years' time—^and he won.
And yet he strikes one on first appear- (Continued on page 4)
B'nai BVith Will Initiate
Class of Candidates^
Monday Evening
The first class to be initiated hi Zion Lodjc of the B'nai B'rith. during Robert L. Mellman's .ndministration, will take place Monday, March SSth, at the East BroatI Street Temple at 8 p. m. This will he the first occasion for the new u^ grce team to officiate. The group is com¬ posed of Allan Tarshish, chairman; Sam Gurevitz, Louis Gertner, L Margulis Abe Wolman, Frank V. Bayer, and Da vid Neustadt.
A special feature of this meeting will be several vocal selections by Mrs. Harrj Graceman, who in the short time she has been in Columbus, has achieved an en¬ viable reputation as a vocal artist. She has been on several programs on the WCAH radio station. Mrs, B. W. Ab¬ ramson, also a well known personality in musical circles, will accompany Mrs. Graceman on the piano.
Mr. Harry Kohn, past president of Zion Lodge, will deliver the principal address.
The regular current event review of Jewish affairs will be given by Allan Tarshish.
20th Birthday of Hadassah
To Be Celebrated Here
Thursday Evening
A joint meeting celebrating the twen¬ tieth birthday of the National Hadassah organization will be held at the Broad Street Temple, Thursday evening, lllarch ^Ist, at 8 p. m.
The local unit of Senior Hadassah -will be celebrating its sixteenth birthday, whereas the Junior Unit has been in ex¬ istence six years.
Mrs, Albert Schiff will give the open¬ ing prayer after which Mrs. H. Liever¬ man, president of the Senior organiza¬ tion, will preside- She will then turn the chair over to Miss Jessie Baker who is president of the Junior unit and after a brief business session the program will follow.
Mrs. Harry Graceman, well-known lo¬ cal artist, will give several vocal selec¬ tions. She will be accompanied by Misa Stern.
"A Quiet Morning in the Life of Any Hadassah President" is the title of the playlet which will be presented by Junior Hadassah members. The cast is as fol¬ lows: Hadassah President—Miss Rhoda Horwitz; Husband—Miss Tillie J. Ber¬ liner; Boy—Miss Esther Schecter; Girl —Miss Helen iSchwartz,; Amanda-rMiss Eva ShifFman. There will also be a hu¬ morous debate given vvhich is entitled "Solomon and Hi,*! Thousand Wives."
Both of these organizations have .shown splendid progress,, and this meet¬ ing is an event to which all members look forward with keen anticipation.
Hachnosis Orchini Society
Sponsor Card Party i for
Tuesday Eyening
The Ladies' Hachnosis Orchim So¬ ciety met last Wednesday evening at the Agudath Achim Congregation. At this time plans were formulated for a card party to be held on Tuesday evening, March aOth, at 7:30 p. m., at the Ex¬ celsior Qub, corner Rich and Parsons- Cakes of all kinds are being donated .by the members.
Mrs. A. Fox, chairman of the aUTair, is making every effort to make, this so¬ cial a very pleasant,and enjoyable one. Refreshments will be served and table prizes will be awarded.
The hostesses for the evening will in¬ clude: Mrs. A, Rosen, Mra. B. Piatt, Mrs. H. Block, Mrs. C. H. Funnan, Mrs. Wm. Cohen, Mrs. S. Wiener, Mrs. Philip Bernian, Mrs. J, Caller, Mrs. L D. Levy, Mrs. H. CentcV, Mrs. A. Yen¬ kin, and Mrs. M. Erlen.
Tickets can be obtained at 25c from any member of the society. Remember —Tuesday evening, March 29th, at the Excelsior Club.
RABBI ZELIZER TO TALK
ON "LAWLESSNESS"
This coming Friday evening, April 1st, Rabbi NWhan Zelizer of the East Broad^tr«et Temple will deal with the orgy of Law- lessnesa which we are now wit¬ nessing in the frightful facts of gangaterB* and kidnapers' activ¬ ities. What are the reasons for the breakdown of authority in the family, lu Che State and in . religion?
Thla aervice Is being partici¬ pated in by the local A. Z. A. Chapter of the B'uat B'rith aa their annual A. Z. A. SaU>ath Day. Members of the A. Z. A. will act aa ushers.
GUEST SPEAKER APRIL 10
IS OUTSTANDING FIGURE
IN WORLD JEWRY
cat jv5»«^eat.^2Sf>J*.e
Dr. Stephen S Wise, wlio will be guesi speaker at the annual dinner for loca Jewish college alumni, on Sunday, Apr.: 10th, at 6 P.-M. at the Deshler-Wallicl Hotel, is a descendant of a long line 6 rabbis, who have been notably active ir Jewish life in the German-speaking land; of Europe.
He came to this country as an infant ii 1875 and was educated in the publir schools of New York and studied fo some time at the College of the City o New York. He was graduated from Cp lumbia College in 18i>8 and became i Doctor of Philosophy at the same uni, versity in 1901. He received the degret lof LL. D. from Temple Uni.erslty, Fhila dclphia, and also from Syracuse Univer¬ sity. .
His first pastorate was the Madisor Avenue Synagogue of New York, whert he officiated for several years, and his second pastorate, Beth Israel, Portland Oregon. In Portland he was active in all social, educational and civic affairs was a member bf the Child Labor Com¬ mission of the State of Oregon, and de¬ clined a place in the cabinet of Mayor Harry Lane. In 1907, after having re¬ fused the pnlpit of Temple Emanu-El of New York, because it was "subject to ^lid under the control of the Board of Trus¬ tees of the Congregation,'' he founded and has ever since been the rabbi of the Free Synagogue.
Devout Zionist
Dr, Wise was one of the founders of the Zionist movement and was himself the founder of the Zionist Organization of America. At different times he has been the president thereof, and was its representative in relation to the Versailles Peace Conference.
In 1023, pr. Wise founded the Jewish Institute of Religion, a school of training for the Jewish Ministry and for leader¬ ship in the field of education and social .service, and has remained its president since that time. Dr. Wise was one of the founders of the American Jewish Con¬ gress and served as its president for a number of years- He has been active in religious, civic and educational work in the city of New York and throughout tht country. He is a Chevalier of the Le¬ gion of Honor, France, 1910. He was first to be awarded in 192fi, by Zeta Beta Tan, the Richard Gottheil Medal "for the most distinguished service to the cause ^of Judaism during the year lOffS." He is the author of many volumes, includint; "Beth Israel Pulpit" (two volumes): "Free Synagogue Pulpit" (eight vol¬ umes) ; "The Importance of Moral Qual¬ ities/' "How to Face Life," "Child vs. Parent," and "The Great Betrayal," the latter a joint work of Dr. Wise and Jacob DeHaas,
The local dinner honoring Rabbi Wise is sponsored by the Advisory Board of the Hillel Foundation, and is being ar¬ ranged by the Alumni Committee of thai group. The dinner hour, fi P. M., al¬ though early for an event «f this type. has been scheduled because it is neces¬ sary for Dr. Wise to leave Columbus early in the evening. Guests are there¬ fore again reminded that promptness i-s essential.
Dr. S. D. Edelman, chairman, is being assisted by Miss lola Zeckhauser, Miss Dorothy Finkelstein and Dr, Morris Goldberg.
feast Broad St. Temple Purim Festival to Take Place This Sunday Eve., at 6:30 P. M.
(cscrvatioiis are coming in (ast for tn.i grand Purim celebration party at llv: Fiast Broad St. Temple Sunday cvc- n."iK. Those who want to spend a most drliehtful evening should not miss the op- porluiiity to attend—a characteristic Ti- "Tuth Israel affair, one which will hold '¦iiir nilercst throughout the entire eve-
^ flcr a tasteful supper prepared by the :>ilirliood, under the chairmansliip ol 'ii^ William Roth, a two act comcdj iintltd "A Purim Surprise," will be pre' lulled by pupils of the Religious School, ¦nilir the directorship of Miss Annctt
•il' Appropriate recitations will b .i"ii by Esther Winter, Lillian Schwartj .Im.mi Rivlin, Arnold Schiff, Anit Mirams of Lancaster, Ohio, Martii .11 krraan and Florinc Cowan. Religion "iiKs will be conducted by Mrs. W. E Vbramson assisted by Miss Charlotl jlicrry at the piano. Bridge playing wi ollow with attractive prizes for the higl; si scores.
Ml of these features arc included i lie nominal admission fee of SOc fr ¦iliilts and 2Dc for children. IJue to the great variety of entertain lent on' this evening, the festival wi cfin at 0:30 o'clock promptly in th ioci.iI Hall of the Temple.
Keep the date in mind—this Sunda\ .vcning, March 27th, at fi:30 P. M. Ge'l ¦M family and friends together and hclj ! elcbrate this most joyous occasion of th( car. The proceeds of this affair will gi ntirely to the Sunday School. Hebrew I'Cliool, and Junior Service activities oi file Temple.
'; As a very large turnout is expected, ! Iiose who have made no reservations to ; late, are requested to do so at once by palling Mrs. John Katz at MA^ 2770. ilhe committee in charge of this festival ¦'s headed by Mrs. John Katz, Mr. Louis ;ScbIeziiiger and Mr. Harry' Winters, su¬ perintendent of the Sunday School. Mrs. ¦A. Fox-will act as hostess, and Mr. Fi-ank ;V. Bayer will act as general chairman iflf, the evening. ¦>r-v. °'-, V- ^- ,
Ivreeyoh Society to Visit
Franklin Amer. Laundry,
Tuesday, 1 P. M.
The Ivreeyoh Society is conducthig a tour through the Franklin-American Laimdry on Tuesday afternoon, March 2!)th, at 1 p. m. All members and their friends are invited to come. Cars for transportation will be waiting at the He¬ brew School. There will be no chargt attached.
Everyone is asked to he on time.
JEWISH INFANT'S HOME OF OHIO THANKS DONORS
; Contributions from the following were received at the home last week: Mrs, Julius Mark and Mr. Leo J. Mark in memory of Mr. Max Rosenthal of Davenport, la.; Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Yuster in memory of Mr. Aaron Rosen¬ thal, brother of Mrs. Julius Feibel.
A treat was given the kiddies by Mrs. Frank A. GHck in celebration of the birthday of her son, Billy. A donation was received from Mr. Sidney Basch.
The officers and Board of Directors of the Infants' Home wish to thank the above mentioned people for their con¬ tributions.
Rabbi Rivlin to Discuss "The
Last Days of Shilock/'
Saturday, April 2nd
Rabbi Solomon Rivlin will lead the discussion on Lewisohn's "The Last Days of Sliilbck," at the next Sab¬ bath Cultural Croup sponsored by Ha¬ dassah, which will be held at the Excel¬ sior Club, Saturday afternoon, April 2nd. From all indications this group promises to be one of the most outstand¬ ing cultural affairs in the city df Co¬ lumbus.
, Mrs. Sig Weisskerz, vice-chairman of the cultural committee, is in charge of this meeting. She wilt be assisted by Mrs. B. G. Yalman, and Mrs- Sig Orn¬ stein.
All members of Hadassah and their friends are cordially invited.
Attention, Rose E. Lazarus Sbterhood Menibers!
The Rose E, Lazarus Sisterhood ex¬ tends an invitation to its members to at¬ tend the Sisterhood District meeting which will be held in Springfield, Ohio, Wednesday, April Oth. All members wishing to attend this session are asked to cunnnunicatc with Mrs. Fred Lazarus, FA. (>234, or Mrs. Sol W. Goldsmith, FA. 2435.
DINNER MEETING-DANCE
A unique ening and closing prayers will be conducted by Alq)h Koten Godolj Martin Horwitz, with Harry S. Gold¬ stein delivering the sermon. The ush¬ ers will be Isadore Greenstein and Louis Ruben.
Refreshments will be served after the services through the courtesy of the A. Z, A,
AU B'nai B'rith members and their families are cordially invited to attend this service which is being niade possible through the kind cooperation of the Hast Broad Street Temple, and its sinritual leader, Rahbi Nathan Zelizer.
Arrangements have been completed for the entertaining of the Fortieth Anniver¬ sary Convention of the National Council of Jewish Women by the Detroit Section, of which Mrs. Fred A, Ginsburg is presi¬ dent, and Mrs, Joseph M. Welt, chair¬ man of its Convention Board.
The opening program will be held at the Hotel Statler, Sunday evening, March 27th, when addresses will be delivered by Mrs. Joseph E. Friend of New Or¬ leans, president of ,the National Council of Jewish Women; Mrs. Hannah G. Sol¬ oman of Chicago, honorary president and founder; and Mrs. Estelle M, Sternberr ger of New York City, executive secre¬ tary.
The chief emphasis during the conven¬ tion week will be placed upon the con¬ sideration of a special study that had been made of the national organization under the direction of a Committee on Program and Organization, with Mrs. M. G. Sloss of San Francisco, honorary vice president, as its chairman, and the con¬ sideration of its future program. Spe¬ cial forums will be held: a forum on Vocational Guidance and Employment under the direction of Mrs. Francis D, Pollak of New York City, national chair¬ man of the Council's Department of Vo¬ cational Guidance and Employment; a forum on Legislation under the direction of Mrs. Robert J. Colbert of Roxbury, Mass., national chairman of its depart¬ ment of Legislation; a forum on Social Service under the direction of Mrs. J. L. Einstein of Cleveland, national chair¬ man of the Department of SoctaJ Serv¬ ice, ih cooperation with Mrs. Oscar Sil- berschmidt of Cincinnati, chairman of its Committee on Work for the Blind and Sight Conservation, and Mrs. Richard Simon of San Francisco, chairman of its Committee on Deaf and Hard of Hear- I ing; and a foruni on Extension and Field .Service under the direction of Miss Gert¬ rude Feibleinan of Indianapolis, national ] cliairman of that department.
The program for the convention has been arranged hy the following Commit¬ tee on Program: Mrs. Samuel /, RoseO- sohn of NeviT York City, chairman; Mrs. Irvin Bettman of St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Maurice L. Goldman of New York City; Mrs. Francis D. Pollak of New York City; Mrs. A. H, Arons of Brooklyn, N. Y.: Mrs. Jules Hart of Yonkers, N, Y,; Mrs. H. Sainuel ¦ of Toronto; Mrs. Sanford Marcus of Montgomery, Ala,; Mrs. Gerson B. Levi of Chicago; Mrs. Melville S. Welt of Detroit; Mrs. Joseph E. Friend of New Orleans; and Mrs. Estelle M. Sternberger of New York City.
The sessions will be held at the Hotel Statler. Advance reports by Mrs. Ray- , mond Kaufman, chairman of the Com¬ mittee on Transportation, point to a lai^e attendance of delegates frmn the United States and Canada.
The Board of Directors of the De¬ troit Section will entertain ^he national officers at a breakfast on Sunday, March 27th. On Sunday afternoon there will be a Presidents* Forum under the direc¬ tion of the three vice presidents of the National organisation, Mrs. Alvin L. Bauman of St. Louis County, Mo., Mrs- Arthur Brin of Minneapolis, and Mrs, Sydney M. Cone of Pikesville, Md. ,At five -o'clock on Sunday afternoon, the convention body will be the guests at tea of the Detroit Section and on Tuesday afternoon, March 29th, the convention delegates will attend a banquet arranged by the Detroit Section. On Wednesday afternoon, the Detroit Section has ar¬ ranged for a sight seeing expedition so that those who attend the convention may visit the industries and other places of interest in that city.
The chairmen of the Triennial Cbnvcm tion Committees are: Badges, Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich of Detroit; Candidates, Miss Hannah Hirshherg of San Antonio; Con¬ stitution and Revision, Mrs. Alexander Wolf of Washington, D, C; Courtesy Resolutions, Mrs. Sara Messing Stern of Terrc Haute; Credentials, Mra. Da¬ vid J. Levy of Detroit; Elections, Mrs. Gerson H. Levi of Chicago; IVogram. Mrs. Samuel J. Roscnsohn; Program Schedule, Mrs. Hyde Smith of Worces¬ ter ; Resolutions, Mrs. Jacob I.oeb I.angs- dorf of Elkins Park, Pa.; Rules, Mrs. T. C. Whitman of Boston; and Trans¬ portation, Mrs. Raymond Kaufmann of Pittsburgh.
Ahavas Sholeni Sisterhood to Meet Sunday at 2 P. M.
.The regular meeting of the* Ahavas Sholeni Sisterhood will be held Sunday afternoon, March 27th, at 2 o'clock in the vestry rooms of the Congregation. All members are urged to attend.
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